Obstacle Blaster

Aaron Trolia teaches technique; how to get it right; how to repeat the right moves, the right way.

How To Be an Expert: The Aaron Trolia Way

By Jim Aitkins On March 24, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

David Madison / Getty Images --- From the article By Courtney Subramanian appearing in the Times News Feed on October 5, 2011 --- Headline: High School Kicker Breaks NFL Record in Heart-Stopping Friday Night Lights Moment --- "Straight out of a scene from Friday Night Lights, with 27 seconds left on the clock, high school place-kicker Austin Pacheco nailed a 64-yard field goal to clinch a 27-24 victory over Bishop Manogue High School in Carson City, Nev. on a Saturday afternoon. Pacheco’s goal not only marked a dramatic win for Carson High School, but also was kicked from farther than any NFL kicker has hit from in a professional game, the Nevada Appeal reports."

Goals: Great for Sports, Lousy for Life – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On March 8, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, Uncategorized

Forgiveness Q & A – How Many Times?

By Jim Aitkins On March 4, 2014 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Intro

By Jim Aitkins On February 3, 2014 · Add Comment · In MINDSET

Brother Andrew (Photo courtesy www.opendoors.org.au)

How to Be an Obstacle Blaster

By Jim Aitkins On January 22, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"...this woman has, since 2007, been sitting atop the list of the elite among the elite in her sport for several years now."

It’s All Downhill From Here

By Jim Aitkins On January 16, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 8

By Jim Aitkins On January 8, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"Belief also causes some people to be branded as crazy." [Photo courtesy of Ramzi Hashisho and Stock Exchange Stock Photos at http://www.sxc.hu/photo/941938]

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 7

By Jim Aitkins On January 6, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"He led no armies into battle, he conquered no countries, and he enslaved no peoples... Nonetheless, he exerted a degree of power the magnitude of which no warrior ever dreamed. His name still commands a respect as sweeping in scope and as world-wide as that of any other mortal - a devotion rooted deep in human gratitude and untainted by the bias that is often associated with race, color, politics, and religion." --- from a eulogy by Arthur Palmer's, longtime friend of Thomas Edison and one of Edison's employees, after Edison's death in 1931.

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 6

By Jim Aitkins On January 3, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

What is the engine that takes the locomotive of meaningful accomplishment down the tracks in a powerful way?

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 5

By Jim Aitkins On December 19, 2013 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On July 9, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Possum and The Big Why

By Jim Aitkins On January 17, 2013 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The work of artist/illustrator Chris Dien at www.chrisdien.com

The Dragonslayer

By Jim Aitkins On January 30, 2012 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Case Against Goals – #4

By Jim Aitkins On November 21, 2011 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Forgiveness Q & A – If This Person Could, Then You Can – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On November 7, 2011 · 3 Comments · In FORGIVENESS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Goals: Great for Sports, Lousy for Life – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On March 5, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

What the National Media Said About the Seahawks Super Bowl Win

Boom! | Sports Illustrated, MMBQ

"Think of what an incredible defensive performance this was. In the 94-year history of the NFL, Denver’s 606 points this season were the most ever. But on a night when weather was borderline balmy for New Jersey in February, the conditions were no excuse. And all Manning could do was manage some garbage yards late when half of America had turned the game off." - Peter King

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On February 27, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On February 19, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

Were the Broncos prepared for the pressure of the NFL's best defense?

Secrets to Winning the Super Bowl of Life – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On February 12, 2014 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Tim’s TV

By Jim Aitkins On January 27, 2014 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Start With Heart

By Jim Aitkins On January 15, 2014 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

There’s No Such Thing as Balance – Part 4

By Jim Aitkins On December 2, 2013 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On July 26, 2013 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Seems like at least some part of life is either out of place or out of balance

There’s No Such Thing As Balance – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On July 11, 2013 · 2 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Gossip can be like a virus. It reveals poor character, causes pain and leads to damaged and destroyed relationships.
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Pictured here is one of my favorite works by Norman Rockwell. Rockwell’s iconic paintings were featured on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post; a staggering 322 covers over a period of 47 years.
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“How would your life be different if… you walked away from gossip and verbal defamation? Let today be the day… you speak only the good you know of other people and encourage others to do the same.” ― Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free

Integrity Appears Out of the Unseen – Gossip Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On May 2, 2013 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Other than the person being gossiped about, is anyone else harmed?

Integrity Appears Out of the Unseen – Gossip Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On April 24, 2013 · 2 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 4 Comments · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

When a Barrier Is Not an Obstacle – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On March 30, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET

“… you are rising above the circumstances and putting yourself in a position of being able to see the bigger picture of life, you will see new and better opportunities that miserable people don’t see, and you will attract the kind of quality relationships with quality people you might never have imagined.”

Moving Up Versus Moving On

By Jim Aitkins On March 15, 2013 · 2 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Kids Know How to Succeed

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The Present is a Gift – Part 4

By Jim Aitkins On February 15, 2013 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Rosa Parks and the Positive Power of Intolerance

By Jim Aitkins On February 9, 2013 · 3 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Planes and Ships and You – Influence Made Easy

By Jim Aitkins On January 23, 2013 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

"If you're determined to be, and to remain, independent in romantic relationships, by definition, those relationships will fail on most, if not all, levels."

Free from Independence – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On January 16, 2013 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Free from Independence – Part 1

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Picture How This Photographer Shoots For Success – PART 3

By Jim Aitkins On January 8, 2013 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Present is a Gift – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On January 5, 2013 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

The Present is a Gift – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On January 4, 2013 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Picture How This Photographer Shoots For Success – PART 2

By Jim Aitkins On January 3, 2013 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Many of DigiShotz's projects also utilize a “chroma key” background (commonly referred to as “green screen”) that, in post-production, makes digital layering possible. Photo courtesy DigiShotz, Lakewood, WA

Picture How This Photographer Shoots For Success – PART 1

By Jim Aitkins On December 29, 2012 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

The Present is a Gift – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On December 25, 2012 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Put It Down – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On December 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Getting Sucked In To Office Politics at Work; How Not To

By Jim Aitkins On December 18, 2012 · 2 Comments · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Put It Down – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On November 23, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

It’s On Your Bookshelf!

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The Teacher Is the Student Series – #6

By Jim Aitkins On November 1, 2012 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Taking Responsibility – Making It Easier – Part 5

By Jim Aitkins On October 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Put It Down – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On October 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

My Mother-In-Law Hates Me

By Jim Aitkins On October 24, 2012 · 7 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Taking Responsibility – Making It Easier – Part 4

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The Vulnerability Myth

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Taking Responsibility: Making It Easier – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On September 29, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Taking Responsibility – Making It Easier: Part 2

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It Is Hopeless

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Taking Responsibility – Making It Easier: Part 1

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A Room With a View

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Life Lesson from My Father: The Two F’s

By Jim Aitkins On June 17, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Life Lesson from Willing Bowling Couple

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Heterogeneity in the Workplace

By Jim Aitkins On June 4, 2012 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

Four Questions to Make Things Work Better at Work

By Jim Aitkins On April 26, 2012 · 2 Comments · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"The prolific letter writing didn’t stop until they were married... " [Image courtesy of Simon Howden / FreeDigitalPhotos.net]

The Words in Her Book – Part 8

By Jim Aitkins On April 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Words in Her Book – Part 7

By Jim Aitkins On April 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.” --- Martin Luther King, Jr.

“Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.” --- Helen Keller

“It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light.” --- Aristotle Onassis

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” --- Plato

“It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.” --- Eleanor Roosevelt

“At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” --- Albert Schweitzer

New Light

By Jim Aitkins On April 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Words in Her Book – Part 6

By Jim Aitkins On March 28, 2012 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Words in Her Book – Part 5

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The Words in Her Book – Part 4

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Don’t Stop

By Jim Aitkins On February 24, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Teacher Is the Student Series – #5

By Jim Aitkins On February 22, 2012 · Add Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

The Words in Her Book – Part 3

By Jim Aitkins On February 10, 2012 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Last Four Years – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On February 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Last Four Years – Part 1

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How To Avoid Not Practicing What You Preach

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The Words in Her Book – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On February 2, 2012 · 1 Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Words in Her Book – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On January 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In MEANINGFUL ACCOMPLISHMENT, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Teacher Is the Student Series – #4

By Jim Aitkins On January 25, 2012 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized

How Many Real Friends Do You Have? – Part 6 – Conclusion

By Jim Aitkins On January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

How Many Real Friends Do You Have – Part 5 – The Answer

By Jim Aitkins On January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

How Many Real Friends Do You Have? – Part 4 – Ignorance

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How Many Real Friends Do You Have? – Part 3 – Pain

By Jim Aitkins On January 19, 2012 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

How Many Real Friends Do You Have? – Part 2 – Hypocrisy

By Jim Aitkins On January 19, 2012 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

How Many Real Friends Do You Have? – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On January 18, 2012 · 1 Comment · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MINDSET

The Case Against Goals – #6

By Jim Aitkins On December 15, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Case Against Goals – #5

By Jim Aitkins On December 13, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Teacher Is the Student Series – #3

By Jim Aitkins On November 19, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Do You Recycle?

By Jim Aitkins On November 11, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Forgiveness Q & A – If This Person Could, Then You Can – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On November 6, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Teacher Is the Student Series – #2

By Jim Aitkins On November 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Teacher Is the Student Series – #1

By Jim Aitkins On October 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Overwhelm Be Gone – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On October 23, 2011 · 3 Comments · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

"The lid to the blender is still in the dishwasher."

Overwhelm Be Gone! – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On October 14, 2011 · Add Comment · In MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

It’s Not Personal!

By Jim Aitkins On October 10, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Forgiveness Q & A – Bad Beliefs and Ridiculous Relationship-Killing Rules

By Jim Aitkins On October 5, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Forgiveness Q & A – I Can’t Forgive

By Jim Aitkins On October 4, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Here’s Why You Don’t Fit In

By Jim Aitkins On September 30, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Waaaay Too Much Lemon

By Jim Aitkins On September 27, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

They Don’t Want You to Succeed – Part 2

By Jim Aitkins On September 15, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

They Don’t Want You to Succeed – Part 1

By Jim Aitkins On September 9, 2011 · Add Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

Forgiveness Q & A – I Don’t Ever Want to See Them

By Jim Aitkins On August 23, 2011 · 1 Comment · In PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

A Life Lesson from the 6th Grade

By Jim Aitkins On August 18, 2011 · 3 Comments · In BETTER RELATIONSHIPS, FORGIVENESS, MINDSET, PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WORKPLACE SUCCESS

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